Service difficulty report · Light · Emb EMB110P1

Difficulty date
February 7, 2001
Submitted
March 1, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Emb EMB110P1
Aircraft time
21,303 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Part
Light
Part number
110780108010
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) IN FLT AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 9000 ODOUR STARTED COMING FROM HEATING VENTS. CREW OPTED TO SHUT AIR-COND SYS OFF TO FIND OUT WHERE SMELL COMING FROM. AT SAME TIME CREW CHECKED OP OF SMOKE ALARMS. THEY FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. CREW HAD THOUGHT THAT GLYCOL COULD OF MADE THAT ODOUR SO THEY ELECTED TO TURN SYS BACK ON. EVERYTHING WORKED NORMALLY FOR WHILE, BUT ODOUR CAME BACK SO THEY IMMEDIATELY TURNED AIR-COND OFF. AFTER THE SYS BEING OFF FOR FEW MINS, SMELL GETTING PROGRESSIVELY STRONGER. CREW SUSPECTED ELECT. FIRE IN SYS. CREW ELECTED TO DECLARE EMEREGENCY & FOLLOWED EMERG CHECK LIST FOR ELECT. FIRE: CCT BREAKERS FOR TH E A/C SYS WERE PULLED. BAGGAGE AREA INS

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